1951 coupe rebuild project
I am starting the (several year) process of rebuilding this 51 coupe. Figured I would post some picture so I can show some progress.....hopefully as time and money allows.
I picked this one up afew years ago and stripped it down. Its a solid car so I will do what I can to get it back on the road.

I picked this one up afew years ago and stripped it down. Its a solid car so I will do what I can to get it back on the road.

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The guy must have been chasing some deer with this...haha
fixing some dents underneath.
Before:
After:
Tried to put afew spot welds back in the panel
I did the ol jack up the rear end spin the tire twice and count the pinion turns. What I currently have in this car is a 4.10 gear. Since I live out in the country (central plains) I better get a highway gear under it.
I pulled this out of a 51 4 door with an automatic. It appears to be a 3.5 gear. I hope this will be a better all around gear for this car that will have a 308 manual with OD.
I will tear it down and make sure it isn't worn out. Can a guy get rear axle seals for these now days?
Any other suggestions before I put this under my project car?
Does anyone else have any tricks or ideas to try?
The antenna on the outside is broken off too so I will need to replace that down the road.
It is a flat head set screw and I guess its not stripped......yet. Last time I tried I must have quit before that happened.
When I get this knob off I will let you know if there is any remnant of a seal on the underside around the shaft.
I will give that a try.
thanks
I have one more half to remove from the door. Then hopefully I can pound out the old pins and fit some old valve stems for the new pins..... hopefully.
I used a step drill bit to center it and round off the Phillips head. Next I drilled and removed the head with an 11/32 bit.
Pulled the backing plate out of the door jam. Wire wheeled the back side threads. Then soaked threads with "Free All" penetrating oil. Slapped it in the vice and used a vice grips pliers to spin the old bolt out the way it went in.
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Awesome stuff to work with.
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https://garage.eastwood.com/eastwood-chatter/top-reasons-nickel-copper-brake-line-is-superior-to-steel/